Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to employ; to hire; to charter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
bento; Japanese box lunch
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
(medical) doctor; physician
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to shout (in anger); to yell
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)